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Descriptive Attribute Value(s)
Element First phalanx
Taxon Ovis
Symmetry Right medial / Left lateral
Id # 15803.F73
Letter 2014-04-02
Find Number 73
Recovery Method dry sieved at 4 mm
Articulation 1
Certainty Certain
Animal Size Medium
Surface Condition Very slight weathering (bone in good shape with sharp edges on breaks and hard, slightly shiny surface)
Origin Of Fragmentation Predepositional (all old breaks)
Number Of Pieces 1
Weight (g) 1.0
Other Sections (with Data For This Specimen) Measurements
Length (cm) 2.0
Location Storage
Body Portion Lowerlimb
Size Class Sheep-size (medium dog to medium sheep)
Date Recorded 2008-08-11
Fragment Size Between 1/2 and 3/4
Proximal / distal Distal end+shaft (extending more than 1/3 the length of the bone)
Fusion Fused
Fragmentation Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Proximal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Anterior/posterior Indeterminate
Distal Portion Present: Medial/lateral Indeterminate
Element Portion Distal End
Description X3 is a large piece of antler. X12 is a young cattle maxilla. X2, X4, X9 and X10 are bone points.(KP: worked bone is X8 not X9 and X13 is also recorded as Bos/Bison skull by NR). Big unit from infill layer on the floor of Space 326 (Building 74). Dry
Recording (level Of Study Recorded For This Unit) Long form
Depositional Context -
Faunal Unit Description Date Recorded 2007-07-24
Suggested Citation

Arek Marciniak, Kamilla Pawlowska, Nerissa Russell. (2013) "Bone 17059 from Asia/Turkey/Çatalhöyük/Mound East/Area TP/Unit 15803". In Çatalhöyük Area TP Zooarchaeology. Arek Marciniak (Ed). Released: 2013-03-02. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/f5e5db01-9c07-4f1e-b8f1-58bfb1cd0245> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2b855m2g

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